Those of you chomping at the bit to own Sony Ericsson’s newest flagship smartphone, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, will probably already know that Sony Ericsson’s goal to release the handset in the US on Black Friday didn’t exactly go according to plan. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a (the US variant of the X1), was…
Conflicting Reports Confuse on iPhone 3G Wal-Mart Rumors
A $99 4GB iPhone 3G from Wal-Mart? Some say it will happen. Others expect the rumor to fizzle out. Let’s take a look at what’s being said. There had been rumors that Apple was preparing to sell a cheaper, entry-level iPhone 3G for just $99 in the near-term. The rumor ties into confirmed reports that…
Nokia sticking with ARM 11 CPU for Nokia N97?
The Nokia N97 was recently announced to a good deal of fanfare. As the Finnish cellphone giant’s 2009 flagship, the Nokia N97 was expected to be a monster of a smartphone. The feature set reads like a list of what’s what in the mobile space – 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera (with dual…
Upcoming Sony Ericsson Brittany set to replace W380
Sony Ericsson is reportedly working on a new mid-range Walkman phone. The so called Brittany will be a clamshell-shaped device that will supersede the W380 model. We haven’t heard much about it, but we do have some interesting details: It will boast a QVGA screen (240×320 pixels) 3.2 megapixel camera Walkman 3.0 music playback software…
BlackBerry Storm Updates En Route
It seems like another update to the BlackBerry Storm OS is about to go out, as Vodafone has already released version .78, Bell accidentally released .76 yesterday then pulled it, and there are rumours abound of Verizon offering .75 publicly today. If as much progress is made with this patch as the last, then the…
Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Cyber-shot handsets; Kate is actually C510
It seems we were wrong. The latest information we have is that the upcoming Sony Ericsson Kate will be named C510, rather than C912, indicating that we’re talking about an entry-level Cyber-shot phone here. In addition, we’ve heard the C510 will hit the stores within a month or so. But that’s not all. We also…
Bell, Telus BlackBerry Storm Going on Sale December 15th.?
The latest rumours from Bell are pointing to a December 15h. launch date for the BlackBerry 9530. The Telus reps I’ve talked to have waffled a bit on dates – one said the 14th., another said the 18th., but a Bell rep confirmed that one way or the other, they’ll be shipping at the same…
China Mobile working on its mobile OS?
File this under rumors, but since we’ve already heard China Mobile is preparing to launch its own AppStore-kind-of-service, we do believe there’s some merit in this story as well — apparently, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of number of subscribers is working on its mobile OS. And since I mentioned China Mobile’s AppStore…
iPhone 2.2 OS reportedly locking Apple-unlocked iPhone 3Gs
Aside from SIM piggy-back unlock solutions, the only other way to let your iPhone 3G roam free on any GSM network is to buy an officially Apple-unlocked iPhone 3G in places like Hong Kong and parts of Europe. Unfortunately for those customers that shelled out the big bucks to get their hands on an unlocked…
Rogers BlackBerry 8900 going for $179.99?
Dummy versions of the newest BlackBerry Curve have begun finding their way to Rogers outlets across Canada, and shipments proper are getting to warehouses imminently. Great news for those who were holding out for something other than the Storm as a Christmas present; one thing’s for sure, the 8900 will appeal more to the traditional…